Wisdom makes a slow defense against trouble, though a sure one in the end.

Of praise a mere glutton, he swallow'd what came, And the puff a dunce, he mistook it for fame; Till his relish grown callous, almost to displease, Who pepper'd the highest was surest to please.

Teach erring man to spurn the rage of gain.

If one wishes to become rich they must appear rich.

Crimes generally punish themselves.

All that a husband or wife really wants is to be pitied a little, praised a little, and appreciated a little.

Absence, like death, sets a seal on the image of those we love: we cannot realize the intervening changes which time may have effected.